OFFICIATING & PARENT REQUIREMENTS: 2024
Swim meets cannot happen without the support from our parent volunteers. It is important to ensure that you have the necessary certifications to volunteer on the swimming pool deck. The Club offers various training throughout the year- Check our 'Events Calendar' page for more details.
The required volunteer officiating commitments per athlete to be provided to the Whitehorse Glacier Bears Swim Club by the athlete’s parents and/or guardians.
Officiating is a mandatory requirement for our Whitehorse Glacier Bear members as swim meets at our pool require a minimum of 30 officials at various levels of certification for our athletes race times to be officially recorded and accepted by Swim Canada.
| SQUAD NAME |
OFFICIATING LEVEL REQUIREMENTS PER SQUAD |
MANDATORY SESSION REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTIFICATION |
REQUIRED VOLUNTEER OFFICIATING SESSIONS PER SEASON |
| Teddies |
Take Intro to Swimming online
(if not completed already) Work on Level 1 certification |
Timekeeper
(2 Job Shadow sessions) |
*Deck Support (1 session) |
| Cubs |
Take Intro to Swimming online (if not completed already) Work on and complete Level 1 certification |
|
*Deck Support (1 session) Timekeeper (3 sessions as independent/certified) |
| Black Bears |
Level 1 certification completed Work on and complete certification for Level 2 Stroke and Turn judge |
Stroke and Turn
(2 Job Shadow sessions) |
*Deck Support if needed Timekeeper (2 sessions as certified) |
| Brown Bears |
Stroke and Turn judge certification completed Work on and complete Level 2 certification Take available clinics at Level 2 |
Additional Level 2 officials position
(2 Job Shadow sessions) |
*Deck Support if needed Timekeeper if needed Stroke and Turn official
(4 sessions as independent/certified) |
| Polar Bears |
Level 2 certification completed Work on additional Level 2 certifications Take additional clinics at Level 2 |
Additional Level 2 officials position
(2 Job Shadow sessions) |
*Deck Support if needed Timekeeper if needed Level 2 official of your choice
(6 Sessions as independent/certified) |
| Grizzlies |
Level 2 certification completed Work on additional Level 2 certifications Take additional clinics at Level 2 |
Additional Level 2 officials position
(2 Job Shadow sessions) |
*Deck Support if needed Timekeeper if needed Level 2 official of your choice
(6 Sessions as independent/certified) |
| Kodiaks |
Level 2 certification completed Work on additional Level 2 certifications Take additional clinics at Level 2 |
Additional Level 2 officials position
(2 Job Shadow sessions) |
*Deck Support if needed Timekeeper if needed Level 2 officials position as per Meet Manager (7 Sessions as independent/certified) |
| Silvertips |
Level 2 certification completed Work on additional Level 2 certifications Take additional clinics at Level 2 |
Additional Level 2 officials position
(2 Job Shadow sessions) |
*Deck Support if needed Timekeeper if needed Level 2 officials position as per Meet Manager (8 Sessions as independent/certified) |
Families with more than 1 athlete only need to provide the required sessions for their athlete at the highest squad level.
Questions about officiating can be sent to the Club Officials Administrator: [email protected]. More information about officiating from Swim Canada can be found here
*Deck Support includes jobs such as: Safety Marshal, Set-up and Take-down, Clothing Sales, Teddy and/or Cub Helpers, Referee Runners, Heat Winner Ribbon Presenter, Volunteer Check-in, and various other Hospitality Roles during major swim meets and time trial meets
- 2 Job Shadowing sessions are required before the ability to complete job levels independently.
- Two independent Officiating deck jobs are required to earn certification at that level.
- A $300 charge will be applied at the end of the season if mandatory volunteer sessions for deck support and/or officiating are not met.
- WGB will create each member a Swim Canada Officials account and all completed officiating sessions are recorded by the WGB and added to your account
| LEVEL |
ROAD TO CERTIFICATION |
NOTES |
| LEVEL 1 |
LEVEL 1 = RED PIN A. Complete the Introduction to Swimming Officiating clinic online. B. Complete registration in the Swimming Canada Officials Registration System. C. Complete Safety Marshall clinic online. D. Complete 2 job shadow sessions for timekeeper |
Note: The requirements for Level one (A, B, C, D.) may be completed simultaneously or in any order. All clinics and timekeeper job shadowing sessions must be completed to be fully certified at Level 1. |
| LEVEL 2 |
LEVEL 2 = WHITE PIN A. Already be certified as Level 1 official B. Complete the Judge of Stroke/Inspector of Turns (Stoke and Turn) clinic C. Complete two successful deck job shadow sessions as Stroke and Turn D. Complete one other Level 2 clinic listed below and obtain two successful deck evaluations: i. Chief Timekeeper; ii. Recorder/Scorer; iii. Chief Finish Judge (CFJ) / Chief Judge Electronics (CJE); iv. Meet Manager; v. Starter; vi. Clerk of Course/Admin desk. |
Note: Completing the requirements for Level two (A, B, C, D) may happen simultaneously or in any order. Two different level 2 officiating roles must be completed including job shadow sessions to be fully certified at Level 2. Certification in the role of Chief Finish Judge/Chief Judge Electronics - requires that an official obtain at least one of the two deck evaluations in the role of Chief Finish Judge |
| Whitehorse Glacier Bears mandatory officiating requirements end at Level 2. For those interested in higher levels of officiating, information can be found on the Swimming Canada website, or through Swim Yukon by contacting [email protected]. |
Please click on the links below to view each document.
For more information on the Introduction to Officiating Requirements click here.
Thank you to everyone for your support, our swimmers greatly appreciate your helo and committment to the club.
